Do, we, as a society really value children? The media and the government would have us believe so. There is a good deal of lip service and serious faced acknowledgement of children’s issues, but actions speak louder than words. Had we genuinely cared about children, we would have found ways to provide every child with easy and readily available health care. We would expect our social service agencies to be prevention focused and proactive. We would find ways to ensure that all children had access to nutrition, good libraries, excellent sports facilities and opportunities to grow up safe from violence and harm. Let us not forget that they will ultimately take charge of this country. Make no mistake about it, the children of the under privileged will share this country, this globe, with those whose accident of birth had made them privileged. All children have value and worth.

Jinnah Public School